Daily cost of a healthy diet in Iraq
Iraq: Daily cost of a healthy diet was 4.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily cost of a healthy diet in Iraq, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 4.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day for daily cost of a healthy diet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Iraq ranks 113th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 4.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 110 Italy 4.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 110 Mozambique 4.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 110 Poland 4.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 114 Guinea-Bissau 4.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 115 India 4.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 116 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
More health data for Iraq
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 419,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 404,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 426,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 409,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 432,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 414,521 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily cost of a healthy diet in Iraq?
- Daily cost of a healthy diet in Iraq was 4.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2017.
- How does Iraq rank for daily cost of a healthy diet?
- Iraq ranks 113th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily cost of a healthy diet rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily cost of a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of purchasing the least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for energy and food-based dietary guidelines, for a representative person within energy balance at 2,330 kcal/day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries.